Pierre Bouteyre, former coach of tennis player Fiona Ferro, was indicted on August 19 for “rape” and “sexual assault” after a complaint filed by the young woman in February, we learned from a source on Wednesday. judicial. Fiona Ferro, 259th player in the world, filed a complaint on February 25 at the Fréjus police station in the Var for alleged acts of rape and sexual assault committed from 2012 to 2015, when she was aged 15 to 18, said AFP his lawyer, Me Isabelle Colombani.
A former coach of Alizé Cornet
On August 19, Pierre Bouteyre, 50, was indicted for “rape committed on a minor by a person having authority over the victim” and “sexual assault on a minor over the age of 15 by a person having authority over the victim” , told AFP Patrice Camberou, public prosecutor of Draguignan, confirming information from the daily Nice morning.
The coach and former player was placed under judicial supervision with a ban on contact with Fiona Ferro and on training minors, along with the obligation to submit to psychological care, the prosecutor said. Pierre Bouteyre, who was also the coach of the Niçoise Alizé Cornet, “recognizes the materiality of the relationship but denies any constraint, it was a love story according to him”, indicated his lawyer, Me Virginie Pin, joined by AFP.
Fiona Ferro’s “private coach”
Fiona Ferro, 25, a professional since 2012, had reached 39th place in the world in March 2021. The Frenchwoman was eliminated on August 24 during qualifying for the US Open.
Pierre Bouteyre “was Fiona Ferro’s private coach”, explained the player’s lawyer. “He accompanied him during tournaments which often took place abroad”, added Me Colombani, who was also the lawyer for two victims of another tennis coach, Régis de Camaret, convicted in 2014 on appeal. to ten years in prison for rape of minors by the Court of Assizes of Var.